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Anonymous wrote:Got emails at parent email only (no kid's email) for acceptance into Blair STEM, and rejection from RMIB. TPMS magnet Kid was planning to go to Blair STEM only anyway, else he would have gone to Wooton. He tells me that all his best buddies (pretty smart kids) are accepted into Blair STEM and/or RMIB though a kid with an exceptionally high MAP-M score is waitlisted. They all have high MAP-M/R scores and are Math/Science/Difference Makers club officers. Kid won a regional Math competition last year, a regional chess competition a few years ago, and started a club last year besides doing very well in math and science clubs. Basically, a pretty nerdy kid with strong extracurriculars and the ability to work very hard and determined to succeed. Anyways, I am writing all this to give ideas to parents whose kids will be applying for next year. I got so many tips and info- from this website that I feel obliged to do so as those proved very helpful for my kid to get admitted first into TPMS Magnet and now into Blair STEM Magnet. At the same time, I am also seeking info- now from parents with kids interested in pursuing STEM careers in top colleges or already there for my kid to help him plan his pathway at Blair so he could get into top colleges (hopefully with some scholarship). What courses he should be taking, what extracurricular activities are regarded as most valuable, etc. Basically, anything that can help him achieve his goal. I know what I am asking for is a tall order, but even a little help will be highly appreciated. I am an immigrant who didn't go to school in this country so don't have much idea about schools and colleges here so seeking your help. Again, I am very very thankful to great parents who have been sharing valuable info- for parents and kids here. Best wishes to your kids and hope they are able to achieve what they want to in their lives!

9th grade & 10th are basically already napped out. Besides the math, everyone takes the same Chem/physics, same comp sci (though sone advance 2nd semester of 9th), and the magnet version of woodshop. All your kid picks are elective like PE or arts rotation, foreign language and/or band.

Thanks! What is woodshop? My kid will be doing Spanish 4 in 9th. Is it very hard at that level? Does it matter what PE class you choose for college admissions? Thanks again!

Compared to Spanish 3 at TPMS, Spanish 4 at Blair is easy!

My kid is doing Honors Spanish 3 A/B at TPMS and doing very well so do you think it is ok for him to take up Honors 4 A/B with so many magnet math/scince courses? What do kids generally take up - Honors 4/ab or simple 4a/b?

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Anonymous wrote:My DS was rejected at RMIB and accepted at Kennedy IB. But he didn’t apply to Kennedy. What gives?

I think they are forcing kids into the regional IB programs to build up their results. They created the regional programs a few years ago and ever since then I've heard about kids that would usually end up at RMIB instead slotted for their regional test-in IB.

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Anonymous wrote:Got emails at parent email only (no kid's email) for acceptance into Blair STEM, and rejection from RMIB. TPMS magnet Kid was planning to go to Blair STEM only anyway, else he would have gone to Wooton. He tells me that all his best buddies (pretty smart kids) are accepted into Blair STEM and/or RMIB though a kid with an exceptionally high MAP-M score is waitlisted. They all have high MAP-M/R scores and are Math/Science/Difference Makers club officers. Kid won a regional Math competition last year, a regional chess competition a few years ago, and started a club last year besides doing very well in math and science clubs. Basically, a pretty nerdy kid with strong extracurriculars and the ability to work very hard and determined to succeed. Anyways, I am writing all this to give ideas to parents whose kids will be applying for next year. I got so many tips and info- from this website that I feel obliged to do so as those proved very helpful for my kid to get admitted first into TPMS Magnet and now into Blair STEM Magnet. At the same time, I am also seeking info- now from parents with kids interested in pursuing STEM careers in top colleges or already there for my kid to help him plan his pathway at Blair so he could get into top colleges (hopefully with some scholarship). What courses he should be taking, what extracurricular activities are regarded as most valuable, etc. Basically, anything that can help him achieve his goal. I know what I am asking for is a tall order, but even a little help will be highly appreciated. I am an immigrant who didn't go to school in this country so don't have much idea about schools and colleges here so seeking your help. Again, I am very very thankful to great parents who have been sharing valuable info- for parents and kids here. Best wishes to your kids and hope they are able to achieve what they want to in their lives!

9th grade & 10th are basically already napped out. Besides the math, everyone takes the same Chem/physics, same comp sci (though sone advance 2nd semester of 9th), and the magnet version of woodshop. All your kid picks are elective like PE or arts rotation, foreign language and/or band.

Thanks! What is woodshop? My kid will be doing Spanish 4 in 9th. Is it very hard at that level? Does it matter what PE class you choose for college admissions? Thanks again!

Compared to Spanish 3 at TPMS, Spanish 4 at Blair is easy!

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Anonymous wrote:Got emails at parent email only (no kid's email) for acceptance into Blair STEM, and rejection from RMIB. TPMS magnet Kid was planning to go to Blair STEM only anyway, else he would have gone to Wooton. He tells me that all his best buddies (pretty smart kids) are accepted into Blair STEM and/or RMIB though a kid with an exceptionally high MAP-M score is waitlisted. They all have high MAP-M/R scores and are Math/Science/Difference Makers club officers. Kid won a regional Math competition last year, a regional chess competition a few years ago, and started a club last year besides doing very well in math and science clubs. Basically, a pretty nerdy kid with strong extracurriculars and the ability to work very hard and determined to succeed. Anyways, I am writing all this to give ideas to parents whose kids will be applying for next year. I got so many tips and info- from this website that I feel obliged to do so as those proved very helpful for my kid to get admitted first into TPMS Magnet and now into Blair STEM Magnet. At the same time, I am also seeking info- now from parents with kids interested in pursuing STEM careers in top colleges or already there for my kid to help him plan his pathway at Blair so he could get into top colleges (hopefully with some scholarship). What courses he should be taking, what extracurricular activities are regarded as most valuable, etc. Basically, anything that can help him achieve his goal. I know what I am asking for is a tall order, but even a little help will be highly appreciated. I am an immigrant who didn't go to school in this country so don't have much idea about schools and colleges here so seeking your help. Again, I am very very thankful to great parents who have been sharing valuable info- for parents and kids here. Best wishes to your kids and hope they are able to achieve what they want to in their lives!

9th grade & 10th are basically already napped out. Besides the math, everyone takes the same Chem/physics, same comp sci (though sone advance 2nd semester of 9th), and the magnet version of woodshop. All your kid picks are elective like PE or arts rotation, foreign language and/or band.

Thanks! What is woodshop? My kid will be doing Spanish 4 in 9th. Is it very hard at that level? Does it matter what PE class you choose for college admissions? Thanks again!

Anonymous wrote:Dc got in Blair: award portion left blank in application. very short essay, looks less than 100 words, with obviously careless writing. No previous computer experience. Grade doesn’t differentiate. the only factor that matters might be the MAP score.

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Anonymous wrote:Got emails at parent email only (no kid's email) for acceptance into Blair STEM, and rejection from RMIB. TPMS magnet Kid was planning to go to Blair STEM only anyway, else he would have gone to Wooton. He tells me that all his best buddies (pretty smart kids) are accepted into Blair STEM and/or RMIB though a kid with an exceptionally high MAP-M score is waitlisted. They all have high MAP-M/R scores and are Math/Science/Difference Makers club officers. Kid won a regional Math competition last year, a regional chess competition a few years ago, and started a club last year besides doing very well in math and science clubs. Basically, a pretty nerdy kid with strong extracurriculars and the ability to work very hard and determined to succeed. Anyways, I am writing all this to give ideas to parents whose kids will be applying for next year. I got so many tips and info- from this website that I feel obliged to do so as those proved very helpful for my kid to get admitted first into TPMS Magnet and now into Blair STEM Magnet. At the same time, I am also seeking info- now from parents with kids interested in pursuing STEM careers in top colleges or already there for my kid to help him plan his pathway at Blair so he could get into top colleges (hopefully with some scholarship). What courses he should be taking, what extracurricular activities are regarded as most valuable, etc. Basically, anything that can help him achieve his goal. I know what I am asking for is a tall order, but even a little help will be highly appreciated. I am an immigrant who didn't go to school in this country so don't have much idea about schools and colleges here so seeking your help. Again, I am very very thankful to great parents who have been sharing valuable info- for parents and kids here. Best wishes to your kids and hope they are able to achieve what they want to in their lives!

9th grade & 10th are basically already napped out. Besides the math, everyone takes the same Chem/physics, same comp sci (though sone advance 2nd semester of 9th), and the magnet version of woodshop. All your kid picks are elective like PE or arts rotation, foreign language and/or band.

Anonymous wrote:It’s 11/12 where your kid gets to really get into all the math, science, comp sci electives at Blair & there are lots!!!

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Anonymous wrote:kid is saying they based out of sports, since friends with less score got in or at least wait listed by doing a sport

I doubt this very much. Sounds like some resentment there.

it is not resentment, it is from a kid who does the best at everything and goes above and beyond, so when trying to see who got in with less scores vs who did not get in with good scores, the difference seemed to be being in a team sport,

This is RMIB you are asking about yes? Does your kid have high math AND reading scores? Foreign language? I think they are looking for very well rounded kids. I also wonder if they get more female applicants and more language humanities focused applicants giving the male stem kids an edge.

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my all A (mostly 100%) and high map r map m student got rejected at RM and wait listed at poolesville ecology and humanities. It is so sad that friends of my child who are very much behind in grades and map scores got into RM and ecology andhumanities. Dont know what is the criteria they look, am not sure how will i convince my child, child came home and is so upset.

does SSL matter here, child has just 75 hours ssl

just tell your child -- it was a lottery !

That would be a lie.

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Anonymous wrote:kid is saying they based out of sports, since friends with less score got in or at least wait listed by doing a sport

I doubt it. My son doesn't do any sports and got in. It is really hard to find a rhyme and reason for these things.

+1 mine got into Blair SMACS with no extra curricular activities at all, and only the bare minimum SSL hours. I doubt those things matter much.

Do you think your kid got in based on MAP scores alone, out of interest? Or was there anything in their essay that definitely made them stand out? My kid also got into Blair without any extra curricular except swimming.

I’m the pp you quoted.

Congratulations to your DC! Like another pp said, I’m not sure that there’s a rhyme or reason. But one thing is that my kid is taking Algebra 2 this year, and I assume they took a close look at any kid in that category. Their essay also made it clear that they’d be a good fit for the program in terms of intellectual interests. But I was nervous that they might not seem well rounded enough.

Congrats again to your DC; I hope they have an amazing HS experience.

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my all A (mostly 100%) and high map r map m student got rejected at RM and wait listed at poolesville ecology and humanities. It is so sad that friends of my child who are very much behind in grades and map scores got into RM and ecology andhumanities. Dont know what is the criteria they look, am not sure how will i convince my child, child came home and is so upset.

does SSL matter here, child has just 75 hours ssl

just tell your child -- it was a lottery !